In 2018, pineapple exports surpassed those of bananas, for the first time in history, according to figures presented on Tuesday by the Ministry of Foreign Trade and the Promotora del Comercio Exterior de Costa Rica (PROCOMER). Pineapples had one of the best years, with a 5% growth in exports, equivalent to $49 million. In contrast, […]
Government says there will be no political assessments for therapeutic abortion
The Executive Power said on Tuesday that there will be no “political assessments” in the technical standard that President Carlos Alvarado will sign this year to regulate therapeutic abortion, or induced abortion for medical reasons. This issue is being addressed directly by the Minister of Health (Daniel Salas), who is responsible for the technical and […]
Government finally delivered project to regulate Uber
“Project of reform to the system of remunerated transport of people and regulation of the companies with technological platforms of transport”. That is the title of the initiative presented by the government on Tuesday afternoon, after two extensions. It will be processed under the file 21.228 in the Legislative Assembly and, according to Agustín Castro, […]
Coyote sighting in conservation area
A beautiful coyote was seen in a street in the Guanacaste Conservation Area, which is unprecedented, especially because it was daytime. The photographs were published on the Facebook wall of said organization and were taken by Christian Zúñiga. Today we had the opportunity to closely observe an impressive species of our dry forest, a Canis […]
Entities ignored water problems in Río Cuarto
The Constitutional Court ruled in favor of the residents of Santa Rita, La Tabla and Santa Isabel de Río Cuarto of Alajuela and pointed out that some entities ignored the water problems facing this population. The appeal of amparo presented by the Presidents of the Associations of Systems of Aqueducts and Sanitary Sewers accused the […]
Neighbors and authorities on alert due to volcanic activity at Rincón de la Vieja
On Monday, after the constant activity of Rincón de la Vieja Volcano in Guanacaste, the president of the National Emergency Commission (CNE) and a technical team traveled to the area to review the emergency plan together with the representatives of the Municipal Committees of Emergencies (CME) and work in the preparation of the communities. This […]